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gaveitenergyandeventually life. # on november 18th collected more than thinking at school tell you? i know i am not looming back this way, neil armstrong burning it on an access. started up the ladder and i was mrooking for the freeze button. >> america's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow. you were the lathes hue h-- la being to touch the surface. how does that mike you feel? >> god related we shall return. with pause a peace and hope for mankind god speed to the crew of channel 2013. >> i am convinced the space program will come back. the country is to have something to look forward to, to be proud of. >> my grandmother on a farm from washington had no electricity an outhouse and she watched the first run to the moon. >> i hope that happens some day. >> it has been 40 years since we left the moon. mes of the apollo astronauts. the roar kiss wanz role. the space program has continued. technology of the space shuttle mars rover. human accomplishment to apollo or capture the imagination of younger americans. edward our nation mal ket. she has to kurn his car. we

with ideas. >> one was to shut down the module to conservetheenergyanduse the lunar module using it as a sort of shuttle. >> the lunar module had power and batteries and oxygen but not enough. if we could use it to get us back home, but, if not, we were going to transmit as long as we could so the people would have some idea of what to do to correct for future flights. >> you are doing real good work. >> so are you guys. >> sounded so calm but you, in particular, captain, you sound at ease. i am 200,000 miles from home, the space ship blew up and i would not be feeling optimistic. >>guest: people said you did not understand the situation, but another problem was high levels of carbon dioxide so they purged the deadly gas from the craft and keep oxygen level safe. this bought time for the crew who were running low on water and barely eating. >> you lost 14 pounds. >> i didn't realize it but i guess i was all charged up. >> they were sick, freezing, and tired but safe for now. >> mission control next had to get the craft out of the landing course and back on a return to earth. engi